Pipe-strap.



- rrnn siArns PATENT onnicii.

CHARLES WILLIAM MITCHELL, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, AssIGNon or ONE-'HALFiro oIiAsLns w. LANSING, or-Nnw YORK, N. Y. I

:PIPE-STRAP.

Losaoss.

To all whom it may ooncermr Be it known that I, CHARLES W. MITCHELL, acitizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Pipe-Straps, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to pipe hangers, and 1 more particularly to theclass of pipe straps.

The'primary object of the invention is the provision of a strap in whicha pipecan'be conveniently fastened and supported from `a toggle bolt orother fastener mounted within a wall or ceiling, the strap beingconstructed to conceal' the breaking of4 the plaster or othercementitious covering of the wall or ceiling. K

Another object of the invention is the provision of a pipe strap inwhich the use of screws or other fasteners isI avoided, thereby enablingthe pipe strap to be fastened about a pipe in a reliable and efficientmanner, and also which will permit the hanging of the same upon a'wallor ceiling without requiring the use of a number of screws or boltmembers.

A further object of the invention is the vprovision of a pipe strapwhich is simple in construction, and inexpensive in manufacture. 4

With these and other objects in View the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as Iwill behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pipe strapconstructed in accordance with the invention, the samev being shown hungfrom a ceiling and supporting a pipe. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on theline 2-2 of Fig. 1.A Fig. 3 is a plan view of the strap prior to thebending thereof. Fig. 4 is a similar view of a modified vform of pipestrap. Fig. 5 is'a perspective view of a modification showing the samefastened.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveralV l Specification of Letters Patent.

which is passed thetoggle bolt 7, the latter being anchored in theceiling 5.as usual, and to this bolt is connected thepipe strappresently described.

The pipe strap comprises a band or sleeve 8 preferably constructed fromsoft steel, althoughit may be vmade from galvanized sheet iron or anyother material desired, and is adapted to be bent about a pipe 9adaptedto be supported therein. The band 8 near one end is formed with spacedslots 10, while struck up from the said band 8 near .the opposite endthereof are'outwardly extend- Patented Feb; io, ieri; Application iiieaAugust 7, 1912. serial No. 713,868.

ing bendable tongues 11, the same being designed to pass through theslots 10 and subsequently folded or bent inwardly and upwardly againstthe band 8 for securing the ends thereoftogether and thereby fasteningthe strap about the pipe. The band 8 is formed with an opening 12through which is passed the headed end 13 of the toggle boltl 7 wherebythe strap will be supported therefrom. The band 9 is trained throughsuitable openings 14 formed in a .canopy plate 15, which is also engagedwith the headed end 13 of the toggle bolt 7 and is designed to overlietheholes 6 in the ceiling 5 for concealing the said hole therein..

In Figs. .4: and 5y 'there is shown 'a slight ymodication of pipe strapwherein the hand' 16 is formed near one end withnotchesl opening throughthe side edges thereof while formed at the opposite end of the band 16are laterally extending bendable tongues 18,

,the same being-designed to be'folded inwardly and downwardly wit-hinthe notches 17 for the fastening of the ends of the band 16 together forembracing a pipe. This band 16 is mounted upon the headed end of thetoggle bolt heretofore described in a similar manner. with respect tothe band 8 previously described.,

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it is thought that the construction and operation of theinvention will be clearly understood, and therefore, a more extendedexplanation has been omitted.

The canopy plate 15 inaddition to concealing the breaking of the plasteror other cementi'tious covering of the wall or ceiling also supports theband or strap in sucha 2 p Loews@ manner as to prevent the edges of thestrap lugs, and a latch bar swngingly supported from sagging away fromthe Wall or ceiling. by said pvot lugs. What is claimed is J Intestimony whereof I alx my signature The combination With a bandadaptecLt in presence of two Witnesses.'

' 5 embrace a pipe, of a plate engaged with .the CHARLES WILLIAMBHTCHELL.

band, a threaded bolt passed through tlfeJ lVtnesses: plate, a collaradjusta-bly enga-ging the THOMAS EGAN, threaded bolt and having opposedpvot J. F. CHURLO..`

